KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bill Snyder, whose turnaround of Kansas State has been called “the Miracle in Manhattan,” has told school officials he’ll return to coach the Wildcats again.

A person with knowledge of the hiring said the 69-year-old Snyder would be introduced at a news conference this morning.

Snyder retired three years ago after taking the losingest program in major college football history and turning it into a winner. He left with a 136-68-1 record and will replace the man who replaced him, Ron Prince, who was fired with three games left but finished out the season.

• Chuck Long was fired as San Diego State’s coach after two top school officials spent the last two weeks raising more than $1 million in private money to help buy out the remaining two years of his contract. The former Iowa quarterback was 9-27 in three seasons.

• Penn State coach Joe Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery, a day after the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title.

Shin wins $1 million

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Ji-Yai Shin, this summer’s British Open champion, held off Karrie Webb and an ailing Paula Creamer to win the LPGA ADT Championship with a final round 2-under-par 70.

She captured the $1 million winner’s prize, by far the biggest on tour, after a four-birdie, two-bogey day. Webb finished one shot back and Creamer, who spent Saturday night in the hospital because of an inflamed abdominal wall, finished tied for third with Seon Hwa Lee after both shot 74s.

• Defending champion Tommy Armour III made a 35-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a three-way playoff with Scott Simpson and Brock MacKenzie to win the Pebble Beach (Calif.) Invitational.

More in Sports

Big Sunday at the sold-out PC, where the Avalanche never trailed in a 5-1 victory over Detroit. Given the score and the circumstance, our game story is all about Nathan MacKinnon and his Hart Trophy candidacy.